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Did you complete the lesson about Syria at school with your teacher? If so, we’d love to hear about any good discussions you had. You could tell us…

  • … about any good debates between you and your classmates. For example, about what should happen next for the government, for the people or for Syrian refugees.

  • …how you changed your mind about something during the lesson. For example, did considering things from a different perspective make you think differently about the news story?

  • …about what new information you learned. For example, did you already know about this news story or was this information new to you?

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  • This lesson taught me a lot about the war in Syria and about the situation of the people and the country in general. We learned about when the war startet and about how long the civil war went on for (12 years). It was surprising but also deeply sad and emotional to see how many people died and how bad the situation is. Especially when looking at the basic needs that are not fulfilled for a majority of the people. Now that Ahmed, a rebel leader is in Power, it will be interesting to see whether he will fulfill his promise that includes him wanting peace. He also wants all people to be respected regardless of their ethnicity and religion. Some people assume that he will not fulfill this promise and instead make strong religious rules. All of the discussions were really interesting. One of them was the discussion about who should decide about the government. The lesson taught me a lot about Syria and about how this topic also influences other countries, e.g. in terms of refugees.

    1. I agree because Syria has been in war for 12 years and has made a bad impact.In my opinions i think that if the Goverment can help rebuild all the cities and schools it can help peoples education and perhaps refugees will want to come back to Syria.They would want to come back because their homes would of been rebuilt and their families could be there.However I think Syria should make laws and rules altogether as some people might disagree or not be religious.

      1. In my classroom, most of us agreed that the first thing the governemt should do is cater for the impoverished people, as most of us thought that, homes will be of little use if people are in serious need of food, and other vital supplies.

        1. I agree because we don’t want any more people dying in this war and people will need lots of food just like the homeless

      2. I disagree because if you rebuild all of the buildings, then they can just get bombed again and plus it would take a really long time which is why I think that if refugees are settled in Australia or New Zealand, then they can stay instead of being forced to come back

        1. I agree because I think that the priority isn’t to rebuild all the buildings but more to define a new government. The needs of the population can’t be fixed if they don’t have a stable and clear government since the politic future of the country is unsure. They should focus on the establishment of a great government while helping the population with their vital needs. And then, when the politic situation will be under control, they will be able to launch action plans to rebuild the country, to relocate the Syrians and to organise real helpful actions. However, during this current time of politic confusion in Syria, it’s up to the international powers to help the population as much as possible.

        2. I disagree because I think people should have the option to stay where they are settled but I think they should also have the option to go back to Syria.In my opinion I do think they should rebuild buildings such as shelters, hospitals and supermarkets because if there was war they would be more prepared and have more defence.This would also mean that if there was war they would have a hospital to get medical care.

    2. I learnt about syria and how refugess can stay in their country or they could stay in an other country so they could learn their languages if they might go there again

    3. Yes this lesson was very good. It taught me a lot about how Assad family ruled Syria from 1971-2024 and how their old leader fled Syria into Russia and gained asylum. All the fighting and destruction has caused Syria to be in a bad state. I think they will rebuild their country and help the people who are in need of aid. If I was the leader of Syria, I would give people the resources they need to survive while they rebuild all the cities and towns.

  • This lesson taught me about the situation in Syria. We discussed how the war started in the march of 2011 in the spring of Arab protestants. Even though this protest was peaceful, the government attacked the protestants with guns and tanks. The reaction of the government made people to create rebel groups which started a long civil war. I fell very bad for the people that lived in constant war and they didn't have enough food because of the war. It must have been a really bad situation for the people.
    But I am glad for them because the civil war ended it now and many Syrians celebrated the end of the war since Bashar al-Assad was forced to leave in Russia an now people can have a better life and Syria might turn into a democracy.

  • This lesson taught me many new surprising facts about Syria which were not all great. We learned that millions of people had to flee the country because of the civil war which was about 12 years long. The war also caused many buildings, even the important ones like hospitals, schools and so on and so forth getting completely bombarded and destroyed. Thriugh the complete destruction of buildings, people found it hard and sometimes even impossible to find shelter, getting their wounds treated and educating their children for a better future. When the war ended, the rebel leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa tried to rebuild Syria and its government by promising he would be a great leader because he would not discriminate or make things worse for different people with different ethnicities . We also learned that there are over 6 million refugees which is about one fifth of the whole population in Syria. Those refugess are not sure wether to return to their country and help those in need because there are not enough resources nor shelter, or to stay in their current country and try to start a new, happy and successful life. At the moment it is also hard to make an election because of the bad Infrastructure of Syria which could lead to a bad not proper government not focusing enough on rebuilding the country and helping their people but rather to make election campaings, slowing down the progress. It was really sad to hear how many people actually died during the civil war and what the others that did survive had to go through.

    1. The part of the lesson that really caught my attention is the fact that with the advent of the civil war, there has been a great loss of lives in hundreds of thousands of civilians and the military, a fall of their economy resulting in widespread poverty and no jobs in sight. The consequences of this war will be felt for generations to come. I think it's a lot easier to start a war and so difficult to stop, when the war finally comes to an end the mistrust and divisions will take a long time to heal.

    2. This lesson have been incredibly eye-opening and heartbreaking at the same time. It’s so hard to even imagine the pain and suffering the people of Syria have gone through—losing their homes, their families, and their entire way of life. The fact that millions had to flee just to survive is devastating, and the ones who stayed behind had to endure unimaginable hardships.The destruction of hospitals, schools, and homes is especially tragic because those are the very things people rely on to rebuild their lives. Without them, how can they heal, learn, or even feel safe again? And for the refugees, having to choose between returning to a broken country with little hope or starting over in a foreign land is such an impossible decision. No one should ever have to make that kind of choice. It’s also really frustrating to think about how difficult it is to hold proper elections in such a fragile state. Rebuilding should be the priority, but politics can sometimes slow things down instead of helping. It makes you wonder how long it will take for Syria to fully recover and for its people to finally find peace. Hearing about the number of lives lost is just heartbreaking, but what’s even more painful is knowing that the survivors still have such a long, uncertain road ahead. I really hope, one day, Syria can heal, and its people can finally have the security and happiness they deserve .

      1. This is a beautiful, compassionate response.

        1. Thanks Mr Henry
          This really motivates me to post more comments in upcoming class or challenges

      2. Yes I completely agree with your statment it was very heartbreaking and distressing to know about the current situation of Syrian people I think once the country has stable government held through fair elections the country should focus on helping people of their country in need and reducing the poverty and bringing back the country to a more stable position these emotional scars given to every citizen of Syria is going to leave an indelible mark in their life and the history as well it is very sad to see the condition of Syria I think more other countries should start donating money to Syrian government helping the country to rebuild the destructions caused by the war by rebuilding hospitals, famous public utilities etc..

      3. In my opinion , you are absolutely right. The situation in Syria is truly heartbreaking and it is unimaginable how many people lost their lives , their families and their normal daily life. It is really difficult to understand the pain these people endure but it must be devastating for them. Also it must be very tough to rebuild their lives again from zero.

  • I learned about Syria, and it sounds like a really amazing place! I heard it has beautiful nature, lots of old buildings, and lots of flowers and plants. The people there are so kind and welcoming, and they sound a lot like us in many ways, with similar customs and traditions. I'm so sad about the war there and how it's destroying such a beautiful country and hurting all the people, especially the children. Wars are so terrible, especially for kids. I think the emotional scars are the worst, and it takes a long time to heal.
    I was so happy to hear that Syria is now independent! I hope they can stop fighting now and start rebuilding their schools and hospitals. I've met a lot of Syrian people who live in my country now, and they're like family. I'm happy they can go back home, but I'm also going to miss them and their delicious food. I'm just glad they can finally be happy again.

  • This lesson taught me a lot about Syria and how did the people suffer for 12 years . I was extremely sad when I heard that there were a lot of people dying and most of them didn't have a shelter to protect with and how a lot of babies and children lost there parents. But also I became happy when l knew that they felled Bashaar and so many people celebrated the streets. Some people from the beginning of the war took there family and traveled away to another country. I can't say that they are cowards and they just escape from battels, because they just want to safe their families and themselves ,but anyway they still have the choice to return back to there country ,Syria. Finally, after the war had end, the new government with it's new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa who promised to rebuild Syria and make Syrians people live in peace and happiness, Came with there power. And in the end i want to say that "The power of the people is stronger than the people in power."

  • This lesson taught me alot about the civil war that took place in Syria. This lesson seriously caught my attention especially the part whereby president Bashar al- Assad was set as asylum in Russia. The Syrians will not face those kind of challenges again.

  • The lesson taught me that Syrians need to take matters into their own hands and take charge of their country because it looks like the country is going downhill

  • I learnt about the unrest and war in Syria and how the government also had a part in the war in Syria.

  • In this lesson I learned that there are so many wars and that the Assad family wasn’t helping Syria 🇸🇾 and that there have been wars for over 50years. It was so hard to choose like what should happen next and who should be the new government or if the Syrians should stay in the countries that they settled in because they can’t just move back because what if the new government will be also strict like the Assad family this has also linked to a book called the boy in the back of the class

    1. Thank you for sharing what you have learned persuasive_swan. It sounds like you were really thinking about the difficult choice that people in the region may face.

  • This lesson taught me the various conditions that Syrians are facing. First they had to go through the dictatorship like rule of the Assad family and now, though they are free, but they either have to face refugee troubles or stay in the poverty-like conditions of their nation. The citizens of Syria had a civil war too lasting for several years. When the Syrians were nearing the end of the rule of the Assad's , Lighting struck and they had to go through rough times, one being the prison massacre that they had to face that made up a large emotional impact on the civilians of Syria. But after the go through of the full lesson I learnt that Syria's good future is on the horizon. Their new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa might have a good impact on the nation. To conclude, I would say that through this lesson we learnt a lot about the country of Syria, had some good debates between each other regarding what future should be beneficial for Syria and predicted what can be the upcoming news from Syria.

  • This lesson taught me about the situation that the people of Syria are facing now. Our teacher showed and explained us a ppt related to Syria with the help of interesting activities like identifying the pictures and expressing what we think about it these pictures were about the current pictures of Syria which showed how schools and hospitals were destroyed during the war and also pictures of Bashar al-assad who is the rebel president of Syria. We also discussed about the turning points which made me learn many new things about Syria and increased my interest on this topic.

  • this lesson taught me about Syria, a country that i never knew well. i got to know about the war history of syria and how their condition had been to the worst. i felt really bad when i got to know what impact the previous rule left on them, imagining what all they had been through; poverty, destruction, losing shelter, food insecurity and more, was really saddening. the condition even made Syrian people leave their own country. But after all this, i hope syria gets a relief as the al assad gets into power again!!

    1. Thanks for your reflections. Why do you think they should regain power?

      1. Hi Olivia,
        There's a small mistake in the para, i'd like to replace "al assad" by the "new ruling party" getting into power, as the position is still vacant to this date. I had almost forgotten that Bashar Al Assad had already fled to Russia, to seek aid during the syrian civil wars. A lot of people think that the family's rule was known for the violations of human rights and caused a lot of conflicts between public. I apologise for my earlier misconceptions; infact, i think the Assad family's rule should never return again. I hope the 50 years of the regime get replaced by a happy and harmonious democracy!

  • This lesson helped me to realise the harsh nature of Syria and their daily struggles. I can't believe what might have been going through their heads all the time.
    "Am I going to be safe here?"
    "When will this be over?"
    Their brave, and I hope these new leaders serve the justice that Syria needed all these years.
    I hope the best for them.

  • The classroom lesson was an eye opener for me. The silent gallery section made me realize that children of age 13-20 years are armed with the worlds deadliest weapon like guns, grenades etc. It is an indication that using armed measures and destroying infrastructure is pointless, because as many hospitals and schools will be destroyed, more the progress of the nation will be halted. Forcing people who can barely walk including toddlers to leave a country, and spent their childhood in refugee camps is not only cruel but it also poses a risk to the future of the country. One debate between me and my classmate stood out to me, where I argued that forcing the Syrian refugees back to Syria followed by conducting an immidiate election with the adoption of democracy will be the most suitable way to move ahead as it would grant people the liberty to control the government, which was not the case before. But he argued that people who have settled in stable countries need not to come back to Syria where the infrastructure will not be at its best. He supported the rebel leader to rule over the country as he probably knows the interests of the rebelling nation and can make most of his tenure as the president. Before the lesson, I was not deeply aware of the struggles of these civilians, the cruel governance of the Assad Family and the angered rebel forces of Syria. This lessons have also got me curious about the future of Syria. The headline activity also elevated my perspective regarding the future of Syria as it exposed me to each of the students student's view regarding the topic.

    1. Fantastic reflections on the lesson - it's great to see how your thinking developed through the conversations and activities.

  • These lessons taught me to think about what is happening all around the world and helped me learn about Syria`s history with there leader who ruled for 50 years the Assad family and about the terrible war that was going on for 12 years against the Assad family but i believe that this is a turning point for Syria as they get a chance at starting over again with a new government or leader

  • This lesson I learnt that during Presidents Assad's rule that about 5.5 million people fled to surrounding country's such as Egypt and Jordan. This lesson taught me a lot about the civil war in Syria and about the situation of the people in general. During the war, people's lives were destroyed along with schools, hospitals, towns, cities and homes. We learnt about how the war started and about how long the civil war had been going on for. Now that, a rebel leader is in power, it will be interesting to see whether he will fulfil his promise that includes him wanting peace. He also wants all people to be respected regardless of their ethnicity and religion. Some people assume that he will not fulfil this promise and instead make strong religious rules, the problem is we won't know what he will do unless he gains power. This lesson taught me a lot about Syria and about how this topic also influences other countries, e.g. in terms of refugees.

  • We have been learning about how Syrian people can help themselves from all the damage that has happened in their country.and figure out how they will make it better and fix it.and they can try to forget it at the same time as fixing it,and making everything a lot easier and more calmer

  • This lesson taught me a lot about Syria and the condition of Syrians. Including the civil war lots about the Assad regime, the rebels and more. The war lasted 12 years and over half a million people had fled the country in order to be safe. Now that Al-Sharaa is in charge people wanted to know if he will fulfill his promises or make strict rules on religion as shown is the ppt. Me and my mates had awesome debates on the topic if the elections should be held or a more stable country should decide what happens. "I personally though a more stable country should decide as a lot of people are not currently in Syria, but after the debates my mind changed on the topic as I got to know that if we make another country in charge their decisions might barely scratch the surface as they don't know about the actual struggle of Syrians. There might also be a lot of controversies that may stop Syria from developing." Through this lesson we also got a chance to participate in various activities like- choosing what happens in the country, to the people, to the refugees etc. We even wrote 2 wonderful headlines on what we think would be true in 6 month. (B) and what we hope would be true in 6 months (a) both under 7 words . My headlines were a-"Syria finally rebuilt itself : Syrians rejoice! " b-"Syria shatters : people seek urgent help". As we can make out, this lesson was a success and we got to know numerous things about the topic.

    1. What do you think is the most important step Syria should take to rebuild?

  • Today in our class my teacher set up this activety were a group of people were at the back they were the government a group of people in the middle of the room were the people living in Syria and the people at the front was the government from other contrary’s and we we're having a debate on who should choose the new leader for Syria. It was very fun and I hope to do it again.

  • Today we learnt about all the photographs of a building what was ruined and then a picture of celebrating that they got there world back as in someone toke place and ruled it and they got it back.the next picture is a prison it was for people who disappeared with the government and they would stay there but not shore how long then we got a business man who is the new one his name is Ahmed al-sharaa, rebel leader he is new they think he will be good or bad they don’t know and they think that he could be good. The final picture is where Assad family began in 1971 and 2011 12years civil war which killed over half a million people and that they wanted that for some reason.

    So the war disstroud buildings.

    1. Great memory from the lesson!

  • Today our teacher was teaching us about the Syrian war and we had to write what we thought about a couple of pictures also we had to write a heading about the Syrian conflict.
    ( it went on for about 12 years)
    Which is 4380 days long

  • We learnt how Syria was in so much danger from the old government and we debated whether they should sort the government out or the people first I was in the the middle because of poverty but the government has to persuade other countries to get money for the people but the the government can raise the taxes

  • This lesson taught me the facts about the situation in Syria, unfortunately not all of the information was a turning point for Syria. The Assad family, who had a very strict regime, took over in 1971. Many years later, in 2011, President Bashar Al-Assad. He began a tragic 12 years civil war. In addition,1,000,000s of hostages were illegally held by Assad just because they spoke out against him. Hospitals, schools, economic infrastructure have been destroyed by the fighting. The new leader President Ahmed could be a turning point for Syria but will he?

    We discussed what should be the priority for the country:

    Some people in my class believed that the government should be the first project as they thought if Syria built a foundation that is financially secure and capable the country would have more money to spend on infrastructure and urgent needs such as food, shelter and medical attention to wounded people. On the contrary, many shared their views on the importance of the medical services and common necessities of those who are in poverty and/or danger. However, none of my class members thought that the refugees were a priority as they were currently safe in a foreign country.

    I think I agree with those who believe that the government should be stable and responsible before the government spends money on the poor.

  • This lesson taught me about what's happening in Syria right now and about the unity of people living there. We discussed about how Ahmed al-Sharaa want to become the new leader and how he is making promises there. We also talked about what we think will happen in the next few years. To be honest, this is a very interesting topic.

  • This lesson taught me about some turning points about the effect of the war in SYRIA. Sadly during the 12 years of war it faced a lot of difficulties such as destruction of hospitals, school etc. just think of the people suffering there. I learnt about some turning points after the war against the Assads. After the war they need a proper and effective government. I think election in Syria can be a good option for a proper leader and laws, but many people in their country think that they must declare ahmed al sharaa as the president of their country.

  • I think Syria should have a better government that is not harsh on them. The government should be above average in their kindness and the buildings that were destroyed could be rebuilt in a good structure that is hard to collapse. The large amount of people that fled from Syria should come back and rebuild their nation. So, Syria can become a better place and the lack of clean water, hunger, and the lack of good education in the schools could be put an end . No more dirty water, no hunger and there will not be lack of quality education because the Syrians can vote for a new government. Thank you.

  • This lesson taught me that syria is facing crisis which may lead to a global problem I did many class activities which enhanced my perspective to see things in different ways for example that seeking asylum is not bad but also good because one can openly feel unsafe in their country and seek peace in another stable country. These activities widened my point of view of how syrian people have tough choices to make which can change the destiny of syria's citizens making their descisions VERY IMPORTANT.

  • Yes, I learnt a lot about Syria, The Syrian refugees, The government of Syria and a lot more. Syria is a country which needs a lot more improvement. The Syrian people fled from the country and moved to another country leading to evacuation of Syria. We have to work a lot on the current situation of Syria and its civil people.

  • This lesson made me very distressed about the ongoing situation of syrian people which widely affects all the citizens and their families , loved ones and all the refugees I firmly think that action should be taken and proper government should be in power with getting held of elections where every citizen gets the right to vote. I also learned about civil war which means when people of the same country fight against each other like the Syrian people went on for 12 yrs this war causes many important buildings like hospitals to get destructed and I think government should start taking care of those interested poverty and need aid ASAP. These situations kind of ignite curiosity in my mind about what will happen next ?
    And may questions that remain unanswered, will syria ever gain peace ? Do people still fight for power ? What will happen to those effected by the war? What turning points will syria face ? Is it really essential to fight for every small things questions remain unanswered still I believe this platform will foster my knowledge and will get answered with these questions after getting more research.

  • In our lesson we learnt that Syria have a civil war in their country the war went on for 12 years and it really shocked that this happened because hospitals were bombed and lots and lots of people die and this all happened because of the ASSAD family. But over all I think this was a great lesson learning about what’s been happening in not just Syria but all around the world.

  • This lesson made me think about the life of people living country which are not big economies but are having conflict inside there country . We saw many images which told about the distruction caused in Syria after the ending of Assad's rule those images told how many important buildings like school and hospital were distroyed after the conflict and people were not able to reach for public facilities or prissons were distroyed and city was abandoned . This was a result of sudden change in the government of Syria . We also had a talk that how the people of Syria can solve the problem is by having votting and becoming a democratic country. We also came across many interesting facts like almost for 50 years Syria was under dictatorship and almost 16 million people in Syria are below poverty line . This lesson changed my perspective of thinking about the conflicts
    Thank you

  • Hello. Today my class and I were talking about Syria and the challenges it has faced. We were discussing about different turns. For example, the refugees, the government and the citizens. There was a debate about whether (straight after the war) the government should start building the towers again getting the city back together. There was also a debate about the refugees. Whether the people who went asylum to another country because of the war, should come back or decide whether they want to come back. Another discussion was about the citizens. Whether we should give most attention to the poor and injured or for another more stable country to tell them how to live. We had to pick A B or C and then there were some negative and positive reasons on why and why not we should pick it. This means that some people who picked A might change to C because of the reasons they have read.

  • This lesson has taught me that a revolution can happen at any time anywhere in the world. The rebels that took control over the country of Syria. This made me think about how it is living in America and the United States that anything can happen because the U.S. is more prone to terrorist attacks, etc. But the U.S. is not the only country that is at risk of a government overtake.

  • The lesson we had been taught me a lot about Syria and how it was damaged so much after war people had to move countries cause they felt unsafe and even some of the relatives passed away which was really sad I also learned that the rebels took over Syria once and the government moved to Russia and left the people at war. Syria's war has bgoing on for 12 years which is really surprising to me it also killed over 1.1 or something million people which is really really really really surprising and people have also ran out of food and aids sadly but in my opinion I think Syria will have a turning point .

  • This lesson taught me about the war and lives of the people in Syria.The silent gallery made me see how these kids are faced with war and have to grow up in an environment where there constantly scared there gonna get bombed. One picture in particular made me emotional it was the one of the bombed hospital,it made me realize that all these innocent people who are getting hurt aren't receiving the help they need,and its kinda sad.I made me sad that all these innocent people who want nothing to do with the civil-war have to suffer.

  • This lesson taught me a lot of new facts did not know about the conflict in Syria. In my class we had three separate groups debating about what should happen to the refugees in Syria. One side (C) said that helping Syrian refugees should be paused until we know more about the government. They presented evidence and background knowledge such as,How we didn't know much about the government in Syria and that if we paused to learn more and think about the situation, we could come up with a solution. The other side (A) argued that Syrians should be sent back because some of the Syrians could be home sick and could have been forced out of their homes due to what happened. The middle (B) Emphasized how B is the only choice that makes the most sense because of it's flexibility. They supported their claim with evidence such as, Syrians should have a choice to leave if they want to, Syrians should have the ability to go back if they want or need to based on what's beneficial to them. Although all of these were great arguments in my opinion. I still believe that B is correct because Syrians should have the power to decide on what they need based on their emotions and freedom. We also had a debate about who should be in charge of leading Syria. There was once again three groups and we all started evidence that supported our decision.

  • We learned in class today about Syria and had really discussions and choices I would like to mention here.We talked the civil war that went on for 11 or so years and we found out that they were imprisoning people who spoke out about this problem and such it was sad to see really.We saw a burnt or bombed hospital to cut off all medical support.It was very traumatic to look at and see all these ruined buildings and these men who were in the civil war.I'm glad the previous leader has been cut out but this guy who has been wanted and apart of terrorist party I don't know how to feel about this whole sitituation.May be a mixed of hopefulness and skeptical.

    1. Well done for reflecting so thoughtfully. You're right that topics like this provoke a mix of emotions and some that are hard to deal with. There are places you can go to get support if these news stories are upsetting, so be sure to ask your teacher.

  • This lesson taught of an another country that attained freedom from Assad family.After 12 years of civil war finally the rebels and their rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa had given a lot of contribution. We also did activity of writing our ideas in a paper of the picture given to us. It was interesting. My 2 answers matched with them. We discussed and voted for turning points. We also wrote a news headline about what we think we will see in 6 months about Syria and I hope Syria will be able to cope up with loss.

  • We are starting the lesson of the syria and we are told about the condition of life and we have looking to many fotos who discribe the war and on those fotos we can see young soldiers, cities destroyed and dilipidated jail. I think nobody have to live this because the life condition are very bad ans inhuman.

  • The lesson the Syrian war has taught me a lot about their war and all the different things they’re going through Such as who should be in charge of their country and even if they want to come back into their country because it’s not that safe they’re at the moment with older schools hospitals and more important buildings wrecked me personally if I had a choice, I would rather stay in a safer country like the United Kingdom because it’s just not safe there

  • Firstly this lesson was very enriching and fruitful. While the lesson was going on I was in support of new president but suddenly I read that Ahmed al sharaa was actually the rebel leader .Until now I was thinking he was elected but when I rised up to reality it completely flipped my perspective because if he was the rebel leader it’s obvious that he’d be the president. After the classroom lesson was my quiz club period in which there was a question “ What was the name of the president of Syria who fled from his country after his regime of around 50 years and name the new president “ where I answered correctly and became the star of the show so Thank you Topical talk for your knowledge and incredible resources…..

  • This classroom lesson opened my mind to the struggles of the people living Syria . The part of the discussion that affected me the most was when the pictures destroyed hospitals , children who should be studying, were holding weapons in their hands , most people running out for their safety from their own country. Through this I realized that the war does not only destroys the infrastructure but also shatters the dreams and lives of people. There was one discussion during the lesson that really made me think was about , whether Syrians who have settled in other countries be allowed to stay there or they should be brought back . I at first thought that Syrians should be brought back to Syria in order to rebuild their country , but then my classmate argued by saying that Syria is still unsafe for people to come and settle there , and people have already built their new lives in other country so bringing them back would be unfair. This lesson taught me to see the news story from different points of view , before this lesson , I only knew Syria a place with war, but now I understand how war destroys lives , homes and hopes of people .

  • The lesson we had on class about Syria taught me in how bad conditioned can people live with out the rest of the world even noticing or being able to do anything to stop it. I can’t imagine how stressful could be asking for help and being not listened to. The images we were taught in class made me and my classmates see life from a different perpesctive. 11 years ago a civil war started in this Arab country. During this time there have been many barbarities: Attacks, bombings in hospitals and schools, people moving from their homes because they are afraid, lies… In short, people lost all their rights and were forced to fight for their country.

  • I learnt that Syria have a strict leader and people think that he is not a very good leader also we discussed what was best for Syria . And l said that there should be a election because everyone' s words matter also people should stand up for their country . The new government should rebuild the buildings because hospitals and schools were bombed and children wouldn't have a education so they wouldn't move on .

  • We done the lesson and i learnt a lot of facts about things going on in Syria we learnt that they got treated really badly by the previous president but now they got a new one called Ahmed al Sharaa the old president moved to Russia last December. Loads of people think this a good change for citizens of Syria meanwhile other people disagree and don't think this is a good idea. Me and my class discussed if other countries should decide who the president is or for citizens of Syria to have an election. I picked the other countries to decide because i think Vienna should choose as they got the nicest and friendliest country of 2024. Over 10 million people in jail cells died because of the Assan family. I think that Ahmed will do a good job of being the leader of Syria but things could change if he becomes president we never know. I am interested in what we will see in the future from him he could make Syria a better place or he could make it more dangerous for them like going into war with another country. Its really sad to think that millions and millions of people have died cause of the previous president. Luckily he cant come back because if he does it will become really dangerous for him.

    1. Interesting ideas. Do you think allowing other countries to pick Syria's president could cause problems in Syria? If so, can you give examples?

  • This lesson taught me how much the Syrian refugees suffered, for example they had a civil war for approximately 12 years. I think Ahmed al-Sharaa will not lie about him being a good leader and it will be a fresh start although I'm concerned if he'll introduce strict religious rules.I hope the civil war stops as half a million of people have lost families and friends. Plus I hope he brings peace . I hope Ahmed doesn't be like the Assad family killing the ones who do not listen to him. Also the ones who fled from prison will be taken care of and that the destroyed and bombarded hospitals and schools will be rebuilt.Also I hope the sick poorly, hungry Syrians will have aid and will be respected by all people of humanity.I hope the refugees (asylum)are safe and will come to Syria again.

  • This lesson taught me about how unsafe the Syrians are right now. Some Syrians are safe in other countries, some can't go to countries and are unsafe. Ahmed al-Sharaa, a rebel leader, became Syria's new leader, but some people think it's going to be a fresh start, but some people are a bit anxious that he might make very strict rules. I learnt that the Assad family is a cruel family. What is also cruel is that when people went to jail, they would be killed. When the war was going on buildings, homes, hospitals and even schools were destroyed. People might have even died inside the buildings. The previous Syrian leader did some nasty things to the country, for example, he would send anyone into jail if they would ever disrespect him and would be killed in it. There was a picture I saw on a website that showed a jail in Syria and it looked dirty and a little bit eerie and messy. I kind of feel sorry for the people that have been killed in jail because normally, in London, you're in jail to think about what you did.

  • The lesson taught me about what's going in the world especially in Syria I came to know about how the situation is not same for everyone. Earlier I only knew there was a war in Syria, but I didn't realise it was this massive. people had to seek asylum in different countries. during the war people there were not safe thay always had one thought in their mind will they be alive the next second?
    What surprise me the most was that the war started in 2011 and is still going now. It's been almost 13 years now and even though the situation is getting calmer, it's still not over

  • This lesson taught me a lot of facts about The Syrian Civil War. I got to know that during the warm, millions of hospitals and schools were destroyed,it was a 12 year war which killed over half a million people.
    I also got to know a surprising facts that during his rule, President Assad imprisoned those who spoke against him,and even more surprising thousands of those who were sent to prison were killed,but after President Assad fled and all the prisoners were set free,all of them went to other prisons in the hope of finding their loved ones. I also got to know that Ahmed al-Sharaa,the rebel leader became the new President of Syria.
    The most important part that I learnt was about the three turning points of Syria-
    1. About the Government
    2. About the People living in Syria
    3. About the Syrian refugees
    I learnt a lot and I hope I will keep on learning.

    1. Glad to hear you learned so much, good_meaning. Ahmed al-Sharaa is not the President of Syria yet, though. He is the current leader, in a kind of interim period, but the title "president" is reserved for a more formal appointment, such as after an election....

  • This lesson taught me about the importance of the war in Syria. Lots of lives have been lost without having any fault. We think is very important to change their president because is not fair that people that have moved to other countries, leaving everything they have in Syria and creating a new life they need to return when the president changes. They have created a new life in another country, they have a new job and a new house where they can life because due to the bombs many houses and hospitals are damaged in Syria.

  • This lesson tought me about the war in syria and the situation of the country and people. We learn during the lesson that syria suffer through civil war. Many people celebrate it and calling intess a point turning. And influenced other countries like refugees.

  • In my opinion, this lesson taught me how much Syrian citizens suffered and lost almost everything they had. I know that Millions of people were seriously hurt or killed. Also the civil war lasted for exactly 12 years. Also the civil war started in 2008 to December 2024. Now that I learned that Syria did not have a government or a leader then, The Ahmed Family was introduced. Some people are not sure if Ahmed will make very strong rules and some other people have trust against Ahmed. I don't think that Ahmed would cause any harm. I learned that buildings were destroyed. Hospitals as well. After the civil war was over their town and the whole country had been taken down. Maybe Syria could get better by getting back to how it was before the Civil War. This lesson is very interesting to learn about Syria. There might be a better chance in the future.

  • This lesson had taught me that Syria is in bad shape after the civil war. During the time of the Assad family reign, many Syrians had been killed (500,000). Also, if other rebel Syrians spoke out to Assad leader(s), those civilians would be sent to prison where they would also be killed. About tens of thousands of those Syrians were killed in prison. Some of the rebels or refugees prepared for war against Assad reign. The rebels/refugees own guns, bombs, and other dangerous weapons. And the civil war in Syria came along and lasted for a long while. In America, we have experienced our own Civil War.
    After the war, buildings like, hospitals and schools, were destroyed. The prison cells were bare, no Syrians to be seen. The refugees had left Syria to settle in other countries. Many Syrians celebrated when Assad left and fled to Russia to take asylum there. And then Ahmed came along. He had become the new leader of the Syrians and made promises that he would protect the Syrians and help them, no matter their gender or religion. And I believe that Ahmed will take excellent care of the Syrians because he was a rebel against the old leader and wants better for his people and others around him. Do YOU think the Syrians are heading for success? Or are they on the road to far worse experiences?

    1. Interesting ideas. I hope Syria is heading for success and they can transition to a peaceful democracy.

  • In this lesson I learned many things about Syria. I wasn't very familiar with Syria or didn't know too much about it at all for that matter. But talking about Syria made me very curious about the problems and conditions and things that my country can relate to, especially during the silent gallery part of the lesson. With that I learned a little bit more information. The pictures expanded my curiosity and made me wonder even more, for example the picture of the jail cell. This triggered my thinking on how half a million people were killed and taken from their family just because they spoke up. And what happened to their kids when they got taken away?
    I also got to learn in this lesson about the civil war that took place and how it lasted for 12 years. There I can sort of relate to since my country, America, had a civil war but didn't last as long. In the debate where you would have to hold up 1,2,or 3 fingers on the 1 topic about government, I felt like from the information that I learned, Syria should get the right to vote for their president. This leads me to the area of the lesson where I had to write a headline. I chose one that is hopeful for their future. I hope their country is headed in a positive direction for rebuilding.

  • This lesson taught me about the lives of the Syrian people and things I did not know about Syria,like the civil war that was going on.Me being an American I can relate because we also had a civil war of our own however our civil war lasted only 4 years while there's lasted 12 years. Now that the war is over I think the refugees should come back home to their country. They should be able to rebuild now that they have a new leader. And I also think that the new leader is better for them now that they are no longer under the rule of the Assads.

  • This lesson taught me a lot about Syria and the events that happened in these past years. Throughout this whole lesson I have learned about a civil war that was going on for 12 years and that has affected its economy. Now that the rebels have taken over they are on a good path. After the rebels took over they elected a new leader, Al-sharaa. Some citizens want Al-sharaa to be the president but some of the citizens don't agree with this decision because they think he will make strict religious rules. On the other hand Syria still has homeless people, so the new leader needs to have ideas on how to help the people. He has a big job of fixing the destroyed buildings. There is so much to be done. I hope the people who are living there now get to have a better future.

  • The lesson taught me that people in other countries may have bad life conditions which I did not know before, such as the fact that the civil war lasted 12 years or how politicians affect in the countries depending how they think. I hope to learn more in future lessons such as in this one.

  • This lesson taught me about the damage that is being caused in Syria, because of a war for power. 6 million refugees have left Syria because of the 12 year civil war and 620,000 people have died; this shows that Syria isn't a safe place to live. When our teacher told us that Bashar-al-Assad had fled to Russia seeking asylum, we were all happy but we realised that the problem was still there: what will happen to Syria next?
    The first problem that Syria will have to overcome is what will happen to the government? After Bashar-al-Assad fled to Russia, Ahmed al-Sharaa was put in place as president, but (as my class agreed ) it would be right to let the citizens of Syria have the right to vote.
    The second decision to be made is what is more important: the Syrians and giving the poor people money and food or rebuilding the country? As a class we decided that both of the decisions are important but the vital one is saving human lives because people are in poverty and need help. Those people will then help rebuild the country.
    There were many more problems and decisions that had to be made, but our class felt that these were most important. All the facts shocked me and I now think differently about Syria.

  • This lesson taught me about the war in syria and the situation of all the people who fled Syria, who are living in Syria, and refugees in Syria and who they are treated. We also learned all about the war, and all different questions that we were debating about like should refugees be allowed in any country of their chose.We also made a fw headline of what we hope to happen in about 6 months and what we think will happen in Syria in about 6 months.

    1. Interesting_bird - do you have some thoughts about what you hope would happen in this next six months?

      1. Yes I do, i hope they stop to live in fear of violence, landmines, and explosive remnants of war.

  • In the Syria discussion, my classmates and I discussed two different topics; we analyzed pictures correlating to Syria, we had an argument about if Syrian refugees should stay where they are, if they should come back to Syria, or if they should pause all travel until they get there government right again.

  • This lesson taught me much about the country Syria and the civil war taking place over there. The war started a long back and continued for about 12 years. The condition of the common people there is also not so good. People are continuously facing challenges in their day to day lives. Many people have to pay off their lives too. It was devastating listening this. Also this lesson somewhere inculcated the feeling of harmony inside me. It was a sad but an interesting lesson. We shared our views on the topic and are eagerly awaiting for the news about the country after getting free from dictatorship.

  • This lesson thaught me that the Syrian war has been a devastating conflict with human costs.
    The Syrian Civil War is a brutal and incredibly complex conflict that's been tearing Syria apart since 2011. It started as a wave of protests against the Assad family. But things quickly spiraled out of control. The government responded to these protests with violence.Suddenly, it wasn't just a government versus protestors situation; it became a free-for-all with multiple factions and rebel groups fighting for control.
    Al Assad who was in control for a long time was backed up by more powerful countries and governments.There were rebel groups who wanted him out but didn't agree on what the next step was just trying to take the power themselves.
    Overall as far as I've learned it had been hectic period, making a lot of people lose their lives and home.

  • We were talking in class the life of the people in Syria, and I realized that they are in very bad conditions, also we were talking about what is more important : Solve the problem of the government, I mean they need to put control in the problem that is happening, solve the problem of the poor people, repairing their buildings, giving them resources to live in better conditions, etc.. and finally the refugees, as if we give them the resources to return to Syria. So about what is more important I think the three of them are so important but I believe that is more important to help the poor people, because are persons like us that have the same rights, also we were discussing in class that if the government starts doing something, they are going to give resources to the poor people but, in how many months or years are going to start doing something? I think this is not going to work because in all of this time are going to die a lot of people, so in my opinion is more important to help the poor people. In this types of lessons I learn a lot seen how the people life in other countries.

  • This lesson has taught me more about the situation in Syria. There was so much I did not know about , like I did not know that the president of Syria, Assad, had gotten overthrown by a rebel, Sharra. Also, I learned about how Assad was imprisoning innocent people because they had spoken out. On the debates in my classroom, my class had a lot of people speak out for their argument. What I talked about and agree with, is how Syria should be governed by a more, "stable" country since the person who is the new leader of Syria, Sharra, worked with the terrorist al-Qaeda. In all, this lesson had taught me the war in Syria and how the government was like when Assad was ruling.

  • This lesson taught me about the dangers of western interference in an issue that should be treated with Syria's best interests at heart. If we look at previous examples of Iraq and Israel/Palestine, we can clearly see that other country's attempts to create 'stability' and a 'better future' are actually attempts to gain power or influence in a region shaped by it's turbulent history. The new leaders of Syria should hold elections as soon as the infrastructure required to hold them is ready, and any foreign attempt to influence the country's future must be treat with extreme caution

  • During todays topical talk lesson, I have learned a lot about the controversial subject of Syria. for example, we have learn that accepting a foreign country's aid may not be the best option as in Israel and Gaza's case accepting foreign assistance has made tensions between the posing side grow.

  • This lesson taught us a lot about the current situation in Syria, and this topic promoted some interesting debates about which direction Syria should now take in order to improve the country. I think it is a great exercise to debate about these topics and hear different opinions but not only your point of view, as it helps to be more
    open-minded.
    We learnt about the civil war which lasted 12 years, and about the new government of Ahmed al-Sharaa, discussing if it could be a good leader. Although by far the question I liked the most and found more difficult was the last one: "Which turning point should take Syria?" should they focus on the decision about the government, the decision about the citizens, or the refugees? Although we had some different opinions, most people agreed that the most important factor they should focus on now is the citizens. The provisional government should be encharged of providing medical healthcare and basic needs for staying in the country until it is stabilized.

  • This lesson taught me a lot to be honest! I already knew about disasters in Syria, but before the discussion, I never imagined it would be so crucial!
    In the classroom discussion, we came to know about the current situation of Syria, how its people are dealing right now, what is happening to the refugees etc. -
    Actually, it was a shock to learn that how Assad was ruling the country leading it to such a bad condition! We also learned about Ahmed, he was the leader of the rebellion, I kind of feel glad that this rebellion took place, although many people lost their loved ones, many Syrians became refugees, and many residents watched as their homes were destroyed one by one. I remember an image in which it showed destruction of a prison, where people were kept during the Assad regime and how the prison was destroyed. While the discussion I also saw an image of a hospital, it was totally destroyed and its renovation was going on. The destruction in Syria has led to downfall of hundred and millions, and the pain which people were feeling and observing deserves huge respect. We had a classroom activity of how we would hope to see Syria in the next 6 months

    Well now, I wish that Syria returns once again to its safe, happy and prosperity filled era and everyone stays safe!

    THANK YOU!

  • We did have a clasroom lesson, we learned more about the war, we also had a little debate based on our opinions. That was a great opportunity to listen the points of opinion of my classmates.

    1. Can you tell me what you learned?

  • This lesson taught me a lot about the conflict that happened in Syria. I believe it is very important to know the history of other countries and to realize the problems that are occurring in the world. This conflict tells us how Syria was under oppression and how they fought for their freedom. I was deeply impacted by the photographs of destroyed buildings, schools, houses, and hospitals. Additionally, I found it incredible that the people of Syria came together to seek their freedom, even at the cost of their lives for their homeland. The only thing that I find disheartening is that Russia protected the family that was oppressing the citizens.

  • I think that the problem with Syria is very important and the solution is to rebuild the schools, hospitals and houses so that people have a new home.i think that the problem of siria is something very inportant that the people no the real thing that is happening.

  • This lesson taught me about the crisis in Syria and of the weapons that were used during the war, and the impact on buildings,schools,etc. It also taught me about the decisions that were made during the crisis and the rebel leader. It was surprising but also deeply sad and emotional to see how many people died and how bad the situation is and the needs that were not fulfilled.

  • This lesson taught me about Syria, how they have experienced so much wars during the Assad regime because of the rebel groups that attacked the Assad regime and overtook them and how some Syrians fled to new countries because of what was happening there, we talked about how much trouble has been in Syria for a very long time and how the Assad regime fell because he couldn't somehow find ways that can keep the Syrians safe and because they wanted a change in everything like a change in government, a change in the way things are being done, that is why the rebel groups are now in power over the remaining Syrians that stayed in Syria.

  • This lesson enlightened me about the situation happening in Syria. Prior to this lesson, I had no idea that the Syrian people were suffering. However, this lesson taught be about the Assad family and their chokehold on Syria, causing a serious regime, unjust imprisonment, and leaving Syria in a state of turmoil. The most frequent Assad to hold power in Syria was Bashar al-Assad, he created a regime and started a civil war that lasted 12 years. This war claimed the lives of over half a million people. Unfortunately, there are other bad things, Bashar al-Assad also imprisoned anyone who would speak out against him. More often than not, they got killed there. Due to his unjust and cruel rule, a rebel group rose and fought back for their country, when they finally won, Bashar ran and hid in Russia. However, his actions left Syria in a critical position, buildings were destroyed, there were no healthcare or food resources, many refugees were away from their country, and they had no leader. I'm not sure what's in store for Syria now, but I hope they can solve their societal (any inequality), economic (businesses/hospitals/jobs), and political (government) aspects before refugees come back to their home. I would like to thank Topical Talk for giving me a chance to learn about Syria and allow me to comprehend their struggles.

  • In our lesson we were talking about how long the war had been going on for and why it has been happening for so long. We actually had some really great answers like one of the students said that maybe the other country were not happy with how Syrians were behaving. Now this may not be the case but he put a great bit of detail into his actual answer. We then created a debate in our form about where the Syrians should go using the powerpoint options. We were debating between option B and option C. Option B won because if they are already settled where they are then they should have to choice to stay there.

  • This lesson has taught me in all the huge cost of human conflicts, lots of suffering, deaths, people displaced, and properties distroyed. It has also shown me the power of the media, when media houses help spread right information, or even when there is a misrepresentation or misinformation, it shapes the narratives and it affects the entire populace. Above it has shown me the need for long term solution, look at the root causes, advocate for reconciliation and move to rebuild the land. I have also seen how closely connected countries are, with the refugees being given a place to stay.

  • I for one hadn’t known so much information about this topic only general knowledge and I felt so implicated in this subject after I found out the terrors happening there.
    I could never imagine the people i loved to be taken away in prisons just for standing up to something they felt is wrong. Beeing in war with your own people and destroying all the hard work your nation had done over hundreds of years is simply a tragedy. That’s why in class there was a debate over what should happen first, finding the prisoners that the regime captured or start rebuilding the hospitals, schools and so on. I for one believe that people come first and only then everything that needs to be built around.
    It was very intriguing to debate this subject and to find out more that is happening in our world.

  • The discussion that we had in the class was really beneficial and knowledgeable. This aided me to know more about the Syria civil war, which I previously did not come across. We, furthermore played games, had talks on the related topics and unloaded hidden facts.

  • we learnt about Syria and all those poor families it is good that they stopped the war with the Rebels and Ashaads

  • I did not know where syria was or anything about it before the lesson .I feel like I Know a lot about it now.

  • This lesson taught me a lot about the syria war and situations . I also couldn't beileve how long it went on for ,12 years thats crazy . The decisions that the government needed to make weren't easy .

  • i didn't know about the whole civil war in syria and i was surpised how much war was going on .

  • this lesson taught me that war is bad people in Syria having a bad time at the the economy is down Ahmed al-Sharaa can change all not be good might be bad he was the one the who stop the civil war that why he be good

  • Hello,
    Recently in class we learnt about the war in Syria, the civil war and the general unrest of it all, and facts that improved our learning. I was shocked to find out how similar it was to WW2, they kept people in prison for speaking out against the al-Sharaa family and killed them afterwards. This was horrifiying to find out about all the bad things happening there and all of the unfairness of it. I hope people can find asylums.
    -plucky_seagull

  • in our lesson we learned about how much buildings had got knocked over and how it happened to outher people and we went around our class room and put on a piece of paper what you we think what the photo means too

  • This lesson taught me a lot about the war in Syria. Like that it went on for 12 years. It was sad to find out what happened in the war and how many people had to fled the country and how many people died . It's also sad how many people were sent to prison, just because they said whats right.

  • This lesson taught me many surprising facts about Syria and not all were good because a rebel leader wanted to take over and there was a war where many buildings were destroyed or demolished into pieces. There are so many more things that happened that were good and absolutely devastating. After learning about this topic, I have no idea how the people of Syria dealt with all of this destruction and devastation.

  • Yes are classroom did the lesson and it helped me learn the situation Syria are in and their new leader a rebel leader might introduce some new strict rules and I think they should do a election but it will be hard during their infrastructure and how much money it would take but they do need a election.

  • I feel bad for the people in Syria

    1. It is a difficult situation, do you think they should be able to vote on their next leader?

      1. I agree because everyone deserves a fair say of the voting because if they don’t get to vote they could just make a random person who’s not qualified enough their president leading to failures during wars and meetings

      2. I agree because if they do a vote they will be able to pick a suitable leader to lead them on their journey and chose the right path and to help the army and everyone else😁

  • This lesson taught me that syria has been fithing a lot of time and some syrian people has suffered a lot because of that horrible situation that have caused them lose their homes, lose important people for them, and also a lot of people have been obligated to scape of their country because of the war. This war has been a horrible period in which a very high number of people have been killed. and also is important to mention that there are a lot of destroyed buildings that they will have to rebuild.

  • This lesson taught me that wars can last a long time and that people suffer a lot. Millions of people have to scape from their houses and start again their lifes. I think teenagers nowadays we don´t see daily news and that this leasons can taught us a lot about what´s going on on the rest of the world.

  • This lesson taught me what was really happening in Syria. Some times when you see the news is like you don´t mind about that as it isn´t happening where you live, but when someone shows you everything with pictures and explains you carefuly what had hapen is like you realize that it is real and no just one more news of the day.
    This lesson made me realize about the truth situation of Syria and, also, made me think about that. How is going to be their future? Do they need more help than the one they have now? What is the first thing they have to do? How to do it? When is Syria going to became again a good place for living?
    In my opinion all this questions are the most important thing to answer as the future of Syria would depend on them.
    we can also ask about who is doing something, is there anyone really interested on solving everything or people are just waiting for that person? And the most important thing of all, are they going to do something just to help people or to benefit themselfs?

  • I liked about my lesson about Syria was there is a better government. And now I feel better about Syria then I was before but they still need to help about buildings and to help the refugees

  • I learned about how serious the civil war is in Syria and I think they should let more than one person rule their country because they are not sensible enough to rule anything

  • It amazed me what I learnt today which was that many people are getting killed but the new president is keeping an eye on the horrible prisoners but not the innocent good people so that the good people wouldent

  • I don’t agree because they need to feed the people but money won’t do anything because you can’t buy anything because all of the shops are destroyed so they won’t be anything

  • Something I learnt about Syria is that Syria is in a civil war which is very much bad for over people in Syria because they are being forced to leave their homes and go find a new place to live and stay there for long periods of time

  • Something I learnt about Syria is that it was a peaceful country before president Assad’s regime started imprisoning people for speaking out against his regime and the rebel groups started using violence against Assad’s regime.

  • Something I learnt in the lesson that the war in Syria is based on the president of Syria and how it is a turning point. Something that has made me think hard in the lesson is what words like refugees and regime mean. Some of the words we learnt was:
    🟢 refugees are people who have to flee their country because of war, fear or danger
    🟢 rebel groups are people who are trying to make more wars in the country
    🟢 regime are people who are very strict on rules and making them unfair to the country
    Once the Assad’s family rule was over, rebel leaders took over the country and began to build a new government in the country that is better than the last one. This is a good sign to the end of the war.

    1. This is great! While rebel groups do often fight in wars, they are better defined as groups of people who wish to gain political control of a country through force.

      1. So the rebel groups are people who want to gain control of the country but before that they try to start wars and cause political problems. They should not be in charge of the country because of what they have done. But considering that they freed the country, I see why they were the rulers after Assads family rule

  • I did the classroom lesson and it surprised me how bad the war was. Something I leant was how many people died just because of a civil war. The lesson was fun because we got to vote with our feet the first question was what do you want the government to spend their money on . It could have been prisons, build more buildings or help the people in need.

    1. We're glad you enjoyed it! Which option did you vote for?

      1. I chose to help people in need because without humans, we wouldn't need to build buildings but once I saw the fact that many bad people are on the loose and they can kill lots of people, I changed my mind to prisons because they can kill more people that are/aren't sick. After that, the government would try help sick people.
        Next, they can rebuild the city of Syria while others move their tents back, but if they've settled in, they can stay.

  • I think that syrias president should rule with kindness and compassion for the people of Syria and end the war for ever and rebuild the country and its future for everyone in the country to be able to live their lives in peace and prosperity without no fear or danger-and shame or suffering or pain and and rebuild the nation

  • I was shocked to know that they were fighting because there were in the same country

    1. It is surprising! Civil wars are confusing as the fighting all takes place in the same country. Do you feel like you have a greater understanding of civil wars now?

  • Something I learnt about Syria was that there is a civil war going on and many people are going to another country to ask for asylum. I decided that I think Syria should focus on giving people aid and end hunger because if they don’t give people food, they will die and there won’t be enough people left in Syria.

  • Today in my topical tamale lesson I learnt that the civil war in Syria is more than just a small fight and is getting too dangerous for people to live so they are being forced to become a refugee. This made me feel sorry for these people who miss their homes and countries.

  • This lesson taught me that 6.3 million people in Syria left and now it is unfair to vote because the people who did not vote will be hurt that they did not vote and might start to fight because that is also their home and they have not been able to speak and have a voice. Also it is hard build one thing for the Syria they need to get the team together and make all of their things some people build schools and hospitals and some people give them food some people catch the right people and put them in the jail.

  • Something I learnt about Syria is that there was a civil war and 6.3 million people are refugees. I think the refugees go to a close country or the country that support one of the groups. But I also think they probably will go to Britain because it is a safe and protected country.

  • I was deeply concerned about the civil war between the two groups, the rebel groups and the Government. Something that made me think hard was that , since Russia 🇷🇺 was on the government side and USA 🇺🇸 is on the rebels side it might cause chaos , violence and destruction and if worst comes to worst , USA 🇺🇸 and Russia 🇷🇺 have a war it can cause damage , lives and violence! Also I think that their should be a election because the new president might be in disguise and could harm innocent citizens and children of Syria 🇸🇾.

  • Something I learnt about Syria is disappearing no matter people who live there are died because of Assad he is a bad prime Minister he doesn’t care about his people he is a bad leader
    He is not good for the people schools are different hospitals are bad Assad must not be the leader in Syria he must be in prison he doesn’t know how to look after his family and people Assad must have a lesson he can get away from Syria he is rude disappointing and distracted he must not be the president anymore. She’s a very bad leader. She can’t be there for now. He must be a Russia. to suffer forever until he does the right thing to his to his new country he’s a very bad leader in Syria change if the prime minister leaves they have their best life for the first time.

  • This lesson taught me was that the president of Syria named Assad was not fair or nice to the people of Syria.The people of his country didn’t deserve the rudeness that Assad was giving to his people , Actually his people didn’t even like Assad because of how mean he treated Syria. Later on Assad got kicked out of his own country and went to Russia. I feel worried that if he went to Russia couldn’t he be in charge of Russia and create another war against Russia and Syria , might be very dangerous for the Russian army because they are already in a war against Russia and Germany and it can impact more people dies so I am very worried about that.

  • The lesson told me that people don’t always get along and it can make a big difference and start violence

  • I decided that I think Syria should aid people that are still there because if people start a war or civil war the healed people will be able to defend themselves. Something that made me think hard was if the new president was lying or not.

  • Something I learnt about Syria is 6.3 million people the same became refugees because of the war .I think that they should find all the other people in the Assad family before they start killing other people and making another war in Syria and make the prisons securer and safer so they can’t escape and so they can’t kill the new president. Also Russia supported Assad and the US didn’t support Assad so Russia and the US could go to war .

  • Something I learnt about Syria is to stop having a war in Syria. I dicided that I think Syria should build what they did because they are the ones who destroyed it.

  • The lesson taught me about the civil war in Syria and how it got ended and there is a new president in Syria who the people think that he brings new changes and some people tell that he will bring many harsh rules to the society and many refugees are ther different countries likes turkey and we got to do fun activities and this incident made a sad history to the families to the Syria because of their dead of the loved ones due to the protest in past and many of the infrastructure was damaged and many people died too... Now that is all over there is really a turning point to Syria and the new president has various challenges to do! Afterall this lesson taught me how Syria influence other countries too...

  • In my classroom lesson, I hardly knew anything about Syria at the beginning of it but at the end I felt extremely knowledgeable. My teacher went through a PowerPoint about Syria and there were some slides asking the same questions as some of the questions in Topical Talk. We were debating in the classroom and it was really fun to see what others thought and why because it influenced my own opinion. At some point in the lesson, we had to decide what was more important to solve right now, the government, the citizens or the evacuees. I chose the citizens because they must be really worried if the new president was going to be a good one or a strict dictator enforcing hard, religious rules. They are so nervous to see whether the rest of their lives will change for good or for bad. So I went over to the middle of the classroom which represented the Syrians in the country. The majority of the class agreed with me that the citizens are most important because they could be living in poverty and n9t have a home. Even though everyone’s ideas were good and thoughtful, my own side convinced me to stay and I kept on my side. Thank you Topical Talk for creating such a wonderful lesson.

  • We did the classroom lesson today, I had known that that there is a civil war going in Syria, but I didn't know how worse the situation was, I realised that the people had suffered for 12 whole years under the Assad regime's torture, people had went to prison just because they needed freedom , they weren't able to get basic necessity.in the first activity the five photos had been showed, the third picture was a group of people holding the Syrian flag , I thought it was a protest as so many people but it was actually a celebration if a celebration was this big just because they have an opportunity to gain freedom and are going to. The last was the activity which was selecting in between three options, first one was to make the rebel leader,Ahmed to be the president ,the second was to call upon an election immediately, and the third option was to give the decision to a stable country to decide. I strongly selected first option even after the debate was over ,my opinion did not change. For me it was more than process of elimination rather than a process of choosing ,I eliminated the third option as I am strongly opposed to the idea of let an another country decide, because it led to worse if the Israel and palestine conflict, the second option was Gone because it cant be a fair election without the escaped people even if they did so it will be in hurry who knows maybe the followers of assad may ascend to the throne, Ahmad is the best choice for me he said he wants people to live peacefully. I think he will serve as a wonderful president and make the turning point of syria

  • Actually this lesson taught me about the issues facing by the people in Syria.. I really felt bad about the situation in Syria.. How many people have lost their lives and some people can't able to satisfy their basic needs.. It's been a big issue there..this lesson taught me how the people in Syria have been managing this situation.. They might have never expected this ongoing conflict.. It's really bad condition there

  • This has made me learn a lot of things, and made me think about how lucky we are for living in the country we live. I cant imagine what the syrian people are suffering, and how that can affect in a psicological way. it makes me feel a huge feeling of impotence for them, and for not having the ability to provide them all what thye need.

  • I did the classroom lesson and I enjoyed the discussion and I think it is important that if the people who moved out of Syria feel unsafe going back to Syria, I belive they can stay in the country they are in. I also think that there should be a vote for the government so that it is fair. With the last activity I chose the people of Syria then the last option so I think that that was most important. The people of Syria should always have the choice to decide what they do and how they do it.

    Although if it is a place like LA with the fires they might have to go to a different country as it may be to dangerous, and if they go to England they might have to share a house with each other as there may not be enough houses in England. The civil war went on for 12 years so it may not be safe yet.

    That is what I think but I don't mind what others think. It is there opinion

  • The lesson taught and refreshed my knowledge of Syria. We spoke about the overthrow of the Assad regime and how there is a new rebel leader. I learned that the new leader is actually a past terrorist, so that had me concerned for Syria because of the leaders negative background. We also discussed the prompt questions and everyone's views on the topic ranged. It was insightful to be able to discuss topics and hear and possibly change my view on things. Overall, the lesson was eye opening and productive.

  • My lesson consisted of us learning new knowledge about the civil war in Syria,from the destruction of schools and hospitals,to men and boys who are untrained preparing to fight war.We learn the Syrian citizens began to celebrate after the Assad regime had fallen.It was relieving to find out war had stopped,however knowing that many civilians died in the country they loved was absolutely heartbreaking.I enjoyed debating with my classmates about different solutions Syria should take on such as focusing on getting a stronger government,or prioritising people in poverty.Many emotionally mature conversations were had about controversial subjects within our lesson,it has truly taught me how to control my use of language and listen to other people's opinions.

  • This lesson taught me that the Syria people had to escape to be free and people could not go against the leader,and if they did they would be put in prison.

  • This lesson taught me a lot about Syria. First, we learned about the civil war in Syria and how it happened for 12years and killed about half a million people that war would have been brutal and one of the deadliest civil wars in history. Second, we learnt how the war had destroyed many hospitals, schools, religious places, homes and much more. Before when the earlier wars begin people had certain rules like taking the battle in the lonely area, don't kill innocent people, don't kill woman and much more. But every single street is always a Battlezone. Third, we learnt that once the president fled to Russia people immediately went to the prisons to save their loved ones who were arrested by the president for not following the rules he said. Fourthly, we learnt that the president of Syria fled to Russia for asylum because he was not safe in Syria. Fifthly, we learnt that Ahmed-al-Shara is the new president of Syria, some say that he will be strict and make many religious rules, and some say that he will treat everybody regardless of their religion.

  • This lesson taught me about the people of Syria and the civil war they had. It was quite sad to me to hear about how millions of people had unfortunately lost their lives in the war. I am glad that Syria is going to have a ruler and I hope that he fulfills his promises that he had said he would. I think that if he does keep his promises, Syria will be in a much better condition and be a much better place to stay at. I also hope that they will be able to rebuild everything that got destroyed, for example, the hospitals and the homes of many Syrian people.

  • I really enjoyed the lesson. We started by discussing everything we know about Syria and learning new facts from others as well as the topical talk PowerPoint. We then got to walk around the classroom where pictures were stuck on the walls. We all walked around and wrote what we saw in the picture. After that we got to debate as a class. There were different topics to discuss and the room was split into three. Each part of the room was a different option. If u agreed with that option you stood I that part of the room. My opinion was that the Syrians that need support are the first people the government should focus on once we sorted who the new government would be. Different people shared their opinions to try and influence the other’s decisions. It was great fun debating as a class and trying to persuade the teachers to come into my part of the room. I changed places in the room quite a few times but I the end I was certain of what my opinion was. We then got some time to go on the student hub and share our thoughts with other people. I would really like to thank the topical talk team and my teachers for making the lesson so enjoyable. It was great fun and I learned so much.

  • This lesson taught me about the civil war in Syria . It is sad because of how meany had to flee there home and how meany people died. It is also sad because of how long it went on for ( 12 years ). I never knew that there was a war between the same country which is also really sad.

  • This lesson taught me about the present situation of Syria, of which I foolishly had no idea of. In class, we were taught that millions of people had to leave the country; and we also learnt about the half a million people that died during this Civil War. I personally pondered over how I didn’t know so many innocent lives were lost. And I reached the conclusion that with so many wars going on in our world right now, the focus of the mainstream is on the conflicts that either mainly affect one’s country, or have the most people interested in. This last reasoning can either be because of how these problems affect the place where the interested people live, or just for personal reasons. Our teachers also informed us about how the situation has taken a turn. Regrettably, it was also the first time I heard about The Assad family, and their consequences in Syria. And it was also new to me that the rebels had won power over the country, and the nation now had a new leader: Ahmed al-Sharaa. And finally, I was shown by my teachers that it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Sure, the citizens have broken out of an era of suffering, dehumanization and death. But the situation is still undetermined the moment we start talking about what norms will the new government make people follow. All in all, I’ve learnt that I really need to keep up with and accept that things are happening, and that people are in pain, but I, myself, can’t do much about the important things other than acknowledge them and spread the knowledge to others who can do something about it.

  • This lesson taught me to listen to other people's opinion for a better decision making, by doing that, they can make a better country. I also learned about the civil war which was held in Syria and the way different buildings were collapsed and damaged.
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  • This lesson taught me a lot about Syria and the war there. It is sad to know how meany people died and had to flee there home because of this war. I never knew how long it went on for. It is sad that it was a war between the same country. I hope all the buildings will get re-build so that every one in Syria can have a home. I also hope that all the people that fled there homes in Syria will feel safe to come back to Syria to help re-build the country . I want for every one to trust the new leader or there country.

  • In this lesson I understood that there are so many problems over the world that, in some cases can destroy a country. In this case I learned about the civil war in Syria, how it affects the people, the situation of the refugees, the political tension and so many aspects that play an important role in this kind of conflicts. We started the lesson understanding how it is the country and how Syria works. The war lasted 12 years and started by Bashar al-Assad. It was a very long war, that affect a lot of people and killed so many among of them. Finally the rebels group took the control and ended with the Bashar al-Assad power, the rebel leader of the conflict Ahmed al-Sharaa, will rule the country some of the citizens think that is not suitable because he will introduce religious rules and others think that he will be the perfect leader looking to their ideas. We dicuss some points of the war between us, like: what was the ost important thing to recover after the war? or, will be well or not the new leader to rule Syria? and so many aspects in wich sme of my partners have differents points of view than others. It was a very sad and soulful lesson, these kinds of topics are very reflexive and shocking over all having all of the prblems that they carried. At the sme time it was very interesting topic to discuss and learning at the same time, I learned a lot about Syria and the world in general.

  • This lesson taught me a lot about Syria and Syrian rebels I think that Syria should have an election held immediately because it would be a fair descision amongst all the Syrian citizens also Syria needs a government to maintain the country and bring it back to where it was and start from scratch so choosing the government fairly via election would help refugees and people taking asylum come back to their country when the country is at the level of peace.

  • This lesson taught me about to 2 different parts of Syria started a 12 year war, but all the people wanted to be free from the control of Ahmed the leader of Syria.They all had their rights to live how they can and it’s not fair for them if they do things they don’t want to.

  • This lesson taught me a lot about Syria and how complicated the situation is. Before, I didn’t really understand what was going on there. I learned that Syria’s war started in 2011, and it has caused huge problems, like millions of people being forced to leave their homes.

    I didn't know that over 6.6 million Syrians are refugees in other countries, and that many live in camps where life is really hard. I also didn’t realize how many countries around the world are trying to help, like by giving money or taking in refugees, but some countries don’t agree on the best way to help.

    One thing we talked about was what should happen to the Syrian government. Some people think the government should step down because they’ve caused a lot of harm, while others believe the government should stay in power to keep things stable. This made me think more about how different people have different views depending on where they’re from or what they’ve been through. In class, we had a debate about whether countries should send military help to Syria or if it’s better to focus on giving food, shelter, and medical care to people. I thought military help could make things worse, but someone in my class said it might stop more fighting and protect innocent people.

    This lesson taught me that it's not just about what happens in Syria, but how the whole world is connected, and how every decision, no matter how small, can change lives. It made me realize that understanding different perspectives is key to solving global problems.

  • One big turning point in the news is the fight against climate change. We’ve reached a point where many countries are making decisions that could change the future of our planet. For example, in 2015, almost every country in the world agreed to the Paris Agreement, where they promised to work together to stop global warming. But now, more than 10 years later, not everyone is sticking to their promises. In 2021, the United Nations said that we are not doing enough to reduce carbon emissions, and if we don’t act soon, things could get a lot worse. This is a big turning point because the future of the Earth is at risk, and we have to make decisions now to save it. One idea is to switch to renewable energy, like wind and solar power, instead of using fossil fuels. If we don’t, we could face extreme weather, rising sea levels, and even more wildfires.

    Another turning point that comes to mind is the way the world is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. At the start, many countries went into lockdowns, and millions of people lost their jobs or couldn’t go to school. In 2020, scientists worked super hard to create vaccines, and by 2021, millions of people around the world started getting vaccinated.

    These are both examples of turning points that show how decisions we make today can change the future. Whether it’s protecting the environment or handling global health problems, the choices we make now are so important. The next few years could be the time when we either fix these big issues or make them worse for the future.

  • Hello
    This lesson taught me lots of informations that had a wistful effect on my heart. However, these informations aided me to understand and recognize what is in Syria more. Before the lesson, I thought what happened in Syria was just like any war because the news that were next to me was not clear at all, I just knew general information before the lesson. During the lesson, all of my classmates were asking really good questions that made a good discussion between us. These questions were like " What happened to the Syrian refugees during the war?" " What is the first decision that Syria must take now?" So, my teacher answered us and said that Syrian refugees went to other countries to be safe and the most country that has Syrian people is turkey. And the answer for the question of my second classmate made us all think and we brainstormed our ideas. One of my classmates said that they must choose a fair person to judge them and the other said that the first thing they have to do is building new companies and homes. But my own opinion about that was to make sure if the country is safe now or there is another person that may fight or harm them again. Also I have another opinion which is the government must set rules for everyone and if he did not follow the rules, he must be punished but the punishment depends on what the person did. After the lesson, I recognized how difficult and suffering Syrian were living in 12 years of war. To sum up, this lesson clarified the unclear news to me.

  • The lesson we had in classroom was indelible. We discussed on many agendas had activities and debated to check on the topic. It was really helpful to me since I was not having enough knowledge about the topic before this.

  • Syria government should try to stop the wars in their country and remake the properties that have been damaged because Syria needs their help and they are the people in charge of their country

  • Also the wars damage the schools in Syria so children can't learn. The state of Syria is bad and many children and people got injured and sadly have died. This lesson taught me so many things about Syria I didn't know about!

  • Yes I did do the lesson and it taught me a lot about Syria and I also learnt some thing about Syria which is the Lineage that ruled Syria for 50 years was finally out of the position given to them.

  • Syria is a country which is mislead and over taken with bad leadership by a family.
    Syria has gotten their freedom and deciding if they should make the person that saved them their president or go for election. A good decision has to be made about it to prevent what happened in the past.

  • In my classroom lesson I learn about the Civil War and the rebels for example, something I learn was people in Syria arrested for disobeying or going against the government hopefully in the future the city gets rebuilt and they focus on getting the refugees back into their country.

  • In our classroom lesson about this country in school i learned about its situation, I believe it is something we really need to be taught because before, of course i was aware of a war going on in Syria, but outside of the highschool it was kind of a taboo topic to talk about, at least with the adults in my life, and i think this is mostly because of how little people actually know about the conflict and just how uninformed everyone is about what is really happening in the world that we live, I din't know why the war even begun and learning it was a civil war really helped me understand the struggle i also became aware of the time so many syrians have been suffering and some interestiong discussions were brought to our classroom, such us what is more important? choosing a new leader for the government of the country, helping and taking steps to end with famine and poverty or focusing on refugees outside of the country. All of these different discussions made me think that it is such a harsh desition to make because on one side fixing the political problem cpould make the country stabilize but at what cost? is it really worthy while so many people are dying of hunger and so many are out of their home and suffering still?

    Finally I found really interesting an activity we did at school, it was about creating newspaper's headlines of what we hoped to see happening to syria and we thought we would actually see, as i do, everyone else in my class hoped the best for syrian people proposing headlines like: "Syria heals from the long war" or "Syria is blooming"

  • This lesson told me a lot about Syria and how the civil war has been going on for 12 years. This lesson really helped me because now I know more about History around the world.

  • This lesson taught me alot about the Syrian war. I didn’t like what happened to the prisoners that were kept in the prisons. If I was part of the war I would be super scared.

  • This lesson taught me….now I know that Syria has just finished a civil war and the former leader has fled to Russia. I think this is a turning point and Syria will become a more peaceful country that it once was. I think (I hope) the new rebel leader will be great for Syria and he will make it safe for people that have left to come back to the country they once lived in. My opinion is that the new leader will not enforce strong religious rules.

    I thoroughly enjoy learning about this topic and I look forward to learning about the next topic.

  • This lesson has taught me that refugees from Syria (in my opinion) should all have the choice to either stay in the countries that they have been found asylum in or move back to Syria. If other countries, even more stable ones, try to get involved, it will end up like it has done previously, causing more conflict. Overall, this lesson has helped me understand the situation and believe that Syrian refugees should be able to make their own opinion on what to do and where to go.

  • I agree because if refugee Syrians just set up all their furniture and just set up a new bed and everything and bought a new house then they receive a letter saying that they have to go back to Syria then they could get really nervous from the war that just happend and all that money they would of spent would be for nothing so I think they should choose to go back or not

  • In our class, most of us agreed that Syria should rebuild the country in order to provide aid to the needy people who are in terrible conditions. You cannot help your people if you do not have the places to attend to them.

  • This lesson has taught me that a lot of people have left the country and 16 million people need food and health care.

  • The lesson taught me a lot about the Syria and the suffering of the people of Syria. We learned what was the cause of all these problems. How Assad family rule the country for 40 years. How did he took the control of the country without any elections on the basis of power of money. The Mr.Assad treated everyone with inequality, injustice and he was also not giving the freedom to the people which they should have. And if someone goes against him, he was putting them into the prison for several years. Then after staying under the control of Assad for 40 years, people lost their patience and then they were wanting freedom, and then the civil war started in Syria. After the 12 years of civil war Syria got their freedom in December 2024 and Assad went to Russia for his safety. This all was the story of Syria 🇸🇾

    1. I agree because this is the truth, we also learned the same thing

  • The lesson taught me various things like how much suffering the refugees went through to escape the civil war. And how it started through the rebels and the protests which created a lot of tension as they were trying to overthrow their disgraceful dictator.

  • This lesson taught me the value of life. After losing everything, Syrian refugees were struggling for their life. Innocent people affected by war and longing for their remaining part of life. The government should be responsible for this and must do the needful to them. People and government of Neighbour countries must act as volunteer to help the refugees providing food and shelter. But this will be the temporary solution for the Syrian people. The government of Syria can give them the alert about the war details, and also about future ideas. This will help those refugees to enter back to their hometown and able to lead peaceful life.

  • I totally agree and and I learn from the lesson that the fact of the matter is that Syria is turning towards a democratic republic.It was indeed  emotional and despairing to know about the hardships and struggles of the citizens and hope to find revolutionizing changes not only about the democracy but also about the equality upon ethnicity race etc. The refugees too should get their justice served and should get accessibility to their home land,Syria.We can be faithful and await to see the changes Ahmed al sharaa makes and hopefully find changes in the favour of the citizens.To summarise i would like to to say that I learnt about the challenges and situation of Syria from different aspects and would hope to find drastic changes.

  • This lesson taught me a lot of things about the history of the war in Syria and what would be the consequences after the war notably about what could be the new government

    1. It's good to hear the lesson taught you a lot. Can you please tell me more about the new government and what this means for Syria?

  • This lesson taught me a lot about the recent event that took place in Syria. She allowed me to understand better the impact of this civil war on the country. Moreover, this lesson also makes me discover the different concerns about the new president that will have to take some important decisions for the citizens. For me, the government must, first of all, repair the hospital and the school to allow the country to get out of this crisis.

  • This lesson taught me a lot about the war in Syria. I think it’s a touchy subject so nobody speaks about it. So lesson about war be able to realise how we are lucky in our situation. I can realise how free we are in our country. In addition, this lesson taught me a lot about the situation of people in Syria like the poverty, the war or the death. To conclude, I think this lessons is very important for me.

  • This lesson open my eyes on the situation in Syria. Even if the strict government has been overturned, we don’t know if the situation is safe yet. The new power in place represent a fresh start for the country but people are still worried it will introduce stricts rules about religion.
    This still brings a lot of positive aspect because people who has been sent in prison with no other justification than their ideas were released. They now can reunite with their loved ones.
    We are still needing more information to know if the new government is a good thing or not for the country.

  • This lesson taught me about the current situation of Syria. I saw how the war impacted the country, the population and now what are the consequences.
    In fact, originally, even though the conflict began not much brutal against the government of Bashar-al-Assad, it quickly turned in a violent civil war, including rebels groups, extremist organisations but also others countries. This war led to many crisis, humanitarian for exemple, but it also led to huge destructions which deeply affected Syria and its population who, some have to take refuge in other countries.

  • Turning point three.
    I believe that 2 would be the most reasonable. If the Syrians that were evacuated/removed don't trust the new government, they should be able to have a choice in where they go.


    I believe the most important turning point is 2. The people living in Syria could get ill and get a disease from no food or water. Most civilians are living in poverty and are all struggling. Another reason is that without all the citizens, they would not be able to hold elections.

  • yes we did we learnt how Syria and the situation of the county and I wound say that the county really suffered during the time of the Assad the family

    1. Thanks for your comment - can you tell me why Syria was suffering while the Assad family was in power?

  • This lesson taught me about the danger of a twelve year civil war in Syria and the fifty year rule of the Assad family. I believe that the rebel leader should put up an election because he could bring harsh religious rules like the last leading family. Also it is a very sketchy game to let another country more powerful take over and choose what happens with Syria. A country like Russia would definitely put the family back in-charge instead of the current rebel leader and that could cause some big problems.

  • Hello everybody,
    My schools lesson taught me a lot about the war in Syria and the situation that both Syrian people and Syrian refugees are currently in. I think I got taught a lot as I have a friend who is from Syria and explained his experiences with the rest of the class. It taught me a lot as I did not think people who have lived in Syria would mind as much who are currently living in there but it does matter. W

  • Hello everybody,
    The lesson taught me a lot about the war going on in Syria. Before I was quite uneducated on the Syrian war and thought that it did not affect people that much if they have not lived in Syria for quite a long time. However I learnt that this is wrong. I learnt this because I have a friend in my class who told everyone about his experiences due to him being originally from Syria. I learnt that the war still affects him even though he has not lived there for a long time. This tells us that it affects a lot more people than you think. I also learnt that the war has been going on for 12 years and Syria was being ruled by the Assad family. The Assad family runs Syria by being a regime. A regime is a unelected usually controlling government which the Assad family is. I also found out that this civil war has killed 500,000 Syrians and had destabilized the country. This means that the country is no longer stable so this tells us that there government will unreliable and has a chance to fall at any point. I also learnt that the president of the Assad family decided to flee and seek shelter in Russia. This means that Russia has made sure the leader of the family is safe and nobody can hurt him due to him being protected at all times. I also learnt how much it affected the people and how it disturbed there life. Some examples are how people have to flee (6.7 million) to make sure they were safe from all the violence.
    All the discussions were interesting and in depth as we were sharing each of our viewpoints.

    1. Thank you thoughtful_personality for sharing!

  • The lesson taught me a lot about the war in Syria and the challenges the country and its people have faced. We learnt that the civil war lasted for 12 years, causing immense destruction and loss of life. It was heartbreaking to see how many people died and how basic needs like shelter, healthcare and education were taken away from millions. Hospitals and schools were bombed, leaving people struggling to survive.

    One key discussion was about the future of Syria under its new leader, Ahmed Al-Sharaa. He has promised peace and equality for all people, regardless of ethnicity or religion. However, some believe he may not keep this promise and could impose strict religious rules instead. Another important debate was about who should decide on the new government, considering the country's damaged infrastructure and the challenges of holding fair elections.

    We also learned about the Syrian refugee crisis, over 6 million people, about one-fifth of Syria's population, were forced to flee. Many refugees now face a difficult choice: return to Syria, where resources and shelter are scarce, or stay in their current countries and try to build a new life. This lesson helped me understand how deeply the war has affected not just Syria but also other countries dealing with the refugees situation.

    In summary, this lesson was eye-opening. It made me realize how long-lasting the effects of war are and how difficult it will be for Syria to rebuild. It also showed mw the tough decisions refugees have to make and how important it is for the world to support them.

  • This lesson taught me on the war in Syria, highlighting its 12-year duration and the difficult conditions faced by the population, especially in terms of basic needs. It mentions the coming to power of Ahmed, a rebel leader, and the uncertainty about whether he will fulfill his promise of peace and respect for all ethnicities and religions. Who should decide on the government and how the conflict impacts other countries, such as in the refugee crisis, was also discussed.

  • When the lesson was finished I have researched a little bit because I was curious about and I learned Syria has been in a continuous war for almost 14 years. I can’t imagine how the situation is, I think is one of the most important problems to solve now. One of the most important things to do is to change the government, a new government can reorganize everything and change people’s mind. When I so the images from the lesson it was so bad and sad to see how a country can be destroyed with only some bombs and how people is dying, how hospitals are being bobbing and there are sick people on there. Also to see how people need to go without knowing what will they see when they return. I know this world has changed lots of peoples lifestyles and minds.
    People have lost their families and their entire life’s it has so hard for me to see everything in the lesson.